www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Committee On Commerce, Science And Transportationhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/committee-on-commerce-science-and-transportation/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Committee On Commerce, Science And Transportationen-usMon, 12 May 2014 18:20:06 -0400Senators ask NCAA to better protect athleteshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/senators-ask-ncaa-to-better-protect-athletes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA's next big challenge could come from federal lawmakers.</p> <p> A U.S. senate committee sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert urging the governing body and college and university leaders to provide athletes with greater protection from potential "exploitation" on college campuses. The letter, ...Mon, 12 May 2014 18:20:06 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/senators-ask-ncaa-to-better-protect-athletes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCruise industry pressed on safetyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/1/cruise-industry-pressed-on-safety/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>At a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday looking into the deadly Costa Concordia cruise ship accident, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV called for improved safety regulations and more environmental protection - and also criticized the cruise industry for not paying enough taxes.</p> <p>"You are a world unto yourself," the West Virginia ...Daniel JacksonThu, 01 Mar 2012 20:07:06 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/1/cruise-industry-pressed-on-safety/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS